Footbridge construction in Lugoj

This article presents the structural characteristics and social role which fulfils the major footbridge constructed in Lugoj city, Timis County. Footbridge constructed over the river Timis was in the centre of the Lugoj city and ma de a direct link between food market located on the right side of the river, and sports complex, park and residential neighbourhood of the Strand, located on the left side of the river.

At the choice of the constructive solution for the composition of foot bridge was taken into account the technical considerations mandatory operational safety and comfort and social criteria, economic and aesthetic, which highlights the importance of urban development in Lugoj.

Footbridge will have a total length of 144.00 m and a width of 3.00 m in order to serve the pedestrians and a space reserved for cyclist’s traffic.

Footbridge has 5 openings in which an opening located over Timis river bed on a simply supported deck in steel concrete composite solution with the opening of 48,00 m and height of 1.00 m and four equal spans simply supported beams, precast pretensioned with length of 24.00 m each.

The main element of the footbridge is composed of the main opening covering a length of 48.0 m, but a very low height of only 1 0 m, with four external pretension cable in several steps presented in detail in this article.